EPA v. DESOTO TREATED MATERIALS, INC.
Final Order With Penalty
Case summary
6/18/09 - CONSENT AGMT AND FINAL ORDER ISSUED, ASSESSING A PENALTY OF $4,031, DUE WITHIN 30 DAYS. ON SEPT 8, 2008, RESPONDENT HAD A RELEASE OF CHROMIC ACID ABOVE THE REPORTABLE QUANTITY (RQ) AT THE FACILITY. EPA ALLEGES THAT RESPONDENT VIOLATED THE NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 103(a) OF CERCLA, BY FAILING TO IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE NRC AS SOON AS RESPONDENT HAD KNOWLEDGE OF THE RELEASE OF CHROMIC ACID IN AN AMOUNT EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN ITS RQ AT RESPONDENT'S FACILITY.
Defendants (1)
- DESOTO TREATED MATERIALS, INC.Named in complaintNamed in settlement
Facilities (1)
DESOTO TREATED MATERIALS INCORPORATED
941A SOUTH MAGNOLIA DRIVE, WIGGINS, MS, 39577
Registry ID: 110000748549
Statutes cited
- CERCLA 103A — Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Enforcement conclusions (1)
DESOTO TREATED MATERIALS, INC.entered 2009-06-18
Primary law: CERCLA
Federal penalty: $4,031
Timeline (4 milestones)
- 2009-06-18Final Order Issued
- 2009-06-18Complaint Filed/Proposed Order
- 2009-06-22Enforcement Action Closed
- 2009-06-24Enforcement Action Data Entered
Case metadata
- EPA activity ID
- 1800000847
- Case number
- 04-2009-2034
- Lead agency
- EPA
- EPA region
- 04
- Voluntary self-disclosure
- No
- Primary statute
- Notification of Hazardous Reportable Quantity Release
Sourced verbatim from EPA ECHO Enforcement Case Report for case 04-2009-2034 . Bulk data: ICIS-FEC download summary.
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